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OAS accession Detail for 8900038
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| Title: | WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from ANGO, PORT HARCOURT and other platforms in the TOGA Area - Pacific from 1985-01-11 to 1988-12-17 (NCEI Accession 8900038) |
| Abstract: | Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (XBT) (C116) and Bathythermograph XBT Selected Depths (SBT) (C125) formats. The C116/C118 format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Prior to July 1994, XBT data were routinely processed to one of these standard types. XBT data are now processed and loaded directly in to the NODC Ocean Profile Data Base (OPDB). Historic data from these two data types were loaded into the OPDB. The UBT (C125) format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data records are comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Depths are selected by the originator - usually at standard horizons or some fixed interval. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. Special instruments permitted measurements to be obtained to 1830 m. |
| Date received: | 19890306 |
| Start date: | 19850111 |
| End date: | 19881217 |
| Seanames: | Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -89.3 |
| East boundary: | 95.17 |
| North boundary: | 29.97 |
| South boundary: | -30 |
| Observation types: | physical, profile |
| Instrument types: | bathythermograph - BT, bathythermograph - XBT |
| Datatypes: | water depth, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | |
| Submitting institution: | IFREMER |
| Collecting institutions: | IFREMER |
| Contributing projects: | TOGA |
| Platforms: | ANGO (35A1), BRESLAU (PABA), ILE MAURICE (35IM), KORRIGAN (35KG), LAFAYETTE (35BY), MARION DUFRESNE (35MF), Polarstern (06AQ), PORT HARCOURT (063B), RONSARD (35CV), VILLE DE MARSEILLE (35VM), VILLE DE ROUEN (35VE) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER - BREST PI: N/A Address: address: B.P. 70 city: PLOUZANE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: 29263 country: FRANCE In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
| Availability date: | 19890306 |
| Metadata version: | 6 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-02-13 20:43:14+00 |